Sermon by Rod Benson, 16 Dec 2001. Proverbs 11:28; 30:8b-9 Here are ten rules that might govern a small child’s view of the world: 1. If I like it, it’s mine. 2. If it’s in my hands, it’s mine. 3. If I can take it from you, it’s mine. 4. If I had it a …
Joy to the mall (sermon)
Sermon by Rod Benson, 9 Dec 2001. Proverbs 10:3; 15:16-17 In 1992 Mark Buchannan, a pastor in British Columbia, Canada, found himself in a small town called Wairacka in Uganda. Every Sunday evening, about 100 Christians from the neighbouring area gathered to worship. They met under a tin roof lean-to set at the edge of …
Land of the spree (sermon)
Sermon by Rod Benson, 2 Dec 2001. Proverbs 18:10-11; 28:6 There are only 23 days to Christmas. Yesterday, in one of our annual rituals, our family installed our Christmas tree, weighing down its branches with tinsel, balls, beads and other decorations. As he has done every Christmas, when all is ready, Michael is lifted aloft …
Why was the death of Jesus unique?
Sermon preached by Rod Benson, Good Friday, 28 March 1997 Alexander the Great once found his philosopher friend Diogenes standing in a field, looking intently at a large pile of bones. Asked what he was doing, the old man turned to Alexander and replied, “I am searching for the bones of your father Philip, but …
Choosing the butter
A sermon on 2 Kings 2:1-18 One of my favourite French atheist philosophers is a man of about my own age called Michel Onfray. When he was 28, Onfray nearly died of a heart attack brought on, in part, by his love for classic French cuisine. As he recovered, his doctor spoke those words we …
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